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July 21, 1925. v.1,547,069

. M. RANDON f' 4 REGISTER Filed 061'.. 11, 1921 Y 2 Sheets-511961'l 1 7 A-rToRNEY WIIBTM E55 July 21, 1925. 1,547,669

M. RANDON REGISTER 3Fi1ed-0ct. 11, 1921 V2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f 29 a J6 27 7 2 i( 26.

2l l5 23 2l Z2 un n n MIIIIIIIIHI Illlllll ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Juiy 21, 1925.

` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIO RANDON, OF STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONNECTICUT.

i REGISTER.

Application filed October 11, 1921. Serial No. 506,977.

T0' all whom t may conce/m.'

Be it known that I, MA1-uo RANDON, a citizen of Italy, residing at Stafford Springs, in the county of Tolland and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Registers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a coin registering device which is primarily 1o` devised for use by street car conductors for registering five cent fares, however its use is notlimited for this purpose only.

My primary object is to produce a device of this character in which the conductor,

" by observing the numbers on the registering disks of the improvement may accurately determine the amount of coins or tokens received from passengers and be thus materially assisted in making proper returns to the otlice `after trips.

A` furtherobject is to produce a coin registering device which includes a coin chute and registering disks and which has an ejector for moving a coin out of the chute, while means is provided and which are engaged by the coin during the ejection therevoffer revolving the disks so that the coins receivedwill be properly registered upon each actuation of the ejector.

The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts', such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings 1' Figure l is an elevation of the improvement. l

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure l.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of `,Figure 2, the coin being arranged in the chute prior to the ejection` therefrom.

Figure 4E" is a substantially similar view showing the coin in the process of being ejected and the manner in which the same influences the means for rot-ating the registering disks. l

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the casing showing the registering disks.

Figure 6 is a detail view of the registering disks showing the means for rotating one disk` from the rotation of the others through the medium of a train of gears,

Figure 7 is a detail View showing a portion of the disk revolving mechanism. i

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8 8 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a casing of a size and shape which renders the same convenient for .support from the belt of the conductor of a street car or other line.

The casing l has its outer face provided with any desired number of spaced substantially rectangular openings 2. These openings Vmay be covered by transparent plates, and to the rear of each of the openings there is a registering disk. The disks 3 have each imprinted upon their outer faces numerals from 1 to 0, the said disks being also of the usual construction employed in such devices. The first disk 3 has iinprmted upon its face numerals from O to 95 and is provided with a tooth or finger 3 which, on the complete turning thereof will engage with the depressions or lugs on the second disk to cause the second disk to turn one-tenthy of a revolution upon the com'- plete revolution of the first disk, the second disk likewise engaging the third disk and the third disk engaging the last disk ina similar manner. ures on the respective disks will be discernible through the openings 2.- The first opening discloses the number of fares passed through the device when the number thereof is below a hundred, the next below a thousand, the next number below ten thousand and the last below a hundred thousand. In other words the first disk registers fares from one to ninety-nine, the next from one hundred to nine hundred and ninety-nine, the nekt from one thousand to nine hundred and ninety-nine'thousand, and the next from ten thousand to ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine. The total of all the numbers in the openings must be read backwards, that is if a 1` shows through the lastopening, a 2 through the next, a 3 through the next and a et through the first opening, the amount of fares that have passed through the device are twelve thousand three hundred and forty.

In the casing there is a vertically disposed coin chute 4f, the mouth of the chute being, of course, arranged at the top of the casing.

`The chute, at its lower end is provided with longitudinal passage 5, which is in communication as. at 5 with a lower passage, that is in the natureof a coin delivery chute and which is indicated by the numeral G. The outlet 7 of the delivery chute may communicate with a suitable coin box or, if desired, the said outlet may be arranged -at the bottom of the casing so that the coins may be delivered into theA hand ofV -the conductor.

Adjacent the wall of passage 5 there is normally arranged the coin contacting flange or head S ofthe ejector. The main or body portion 9 of the ejector is of a size to be snugly received within a portion of the passage 5 which acts as a guide-therefor.

rlhe body 9 has one end projecting beyond.

thei inner end of the passage and has securedA or may be integrally formedfat its opposite end with a spring finger '10, the fingerpassing through a slot 11 in the outer face of the passage, and being connected to the head 8. The spring normally forces the head against the inner wall of the `passage,

The vreferred to projecting end of they body 9 of the ejector has a` vertically dis-A posed slot 12 therethrough, and in this slot there is received a pin= 13` which projectslaterally from one end of a bell crank lever 14, the fulcrum or pivot of the said lever, indicated by thev numeral 15, being mounted in the casingl or in the supporting frame l'16 for the disks 3.' The second arm of the bell crank leverhas attached thereto a spring 17, the opposite end` of thesaid spring being secured to the innerwall of the delivery chute. The spring, of course, influences the bell crank levertocause the vpin on the latter to move in thewslot of the ejector to influence the latter to bring the head thereof in a line` withf-the outerrend wall `of the coin receiving chute 4, lso that'a coin may be freely received in the chute and 'bedisposed in the path of contactwith thef said head ofthe ejector. Y

The substantially rectangular box-like portion of the device which I have referred to-asthev passage 5 has its upper wall at its juncture with the coinureceiving chute 4 providedlwith an elongated opening 18, and in 'this opening thereis received the offset endl or finger-19 of a rod 20. The linger lis normally' retained in the opening 18 lthrough the medium `of a spring 21 which contacts with the rod 20, theV said spring beingrsecured to the supporting framel for the disks. The opposite end ofthe rod .2() is pivotally connected, as at 21r toza wheel22 thatv has its shaft 23 journaled insuitablebearings in the disk supporting frame. On the shaft 23: there is :an arm 24 which has its free-end widened and provided with spaced'teethv 25 and 25 i respectively.'V .The teethxaredeh signed .Y tov engageV with. a ratchet-.wheel 26 secured upon kthe inner` face ofthe firstfdisk 3 as clearly shown in Figure 7 `of the drawings.V The tooth 25 together with its attaching portion to the arm24 is resilient and is adapted to turn the ratchet wheel 26 as will be readily apparent, while the tooth 25 acts as a stop means for the wheel. Suitable i means 27 are provided for holding the disks from turning, except in one direction. This means 27 is in the nature of a leaf spring extending from the upper wall of the casing and having its lower end engaging the `teeth of the ratchet wheel 26 in its rotation, the ratchet wheel being secured to the disks 3 which is associated with the disks 3 through the medium of a train of gears, thereby all ther disks are prevented from turning by the leaf spring engaging the tooth of the gear 26, except with the cammed surfaces of the teeth of said gear. The disks cannot be returned to the zero marks by the -con-` ductor between trips or after the days work, as it is necessary that the conductor make proper note of the figures indicated on the disk after one run or after the days run, and count therefrom thev coins received in the subsequent run.

To the outer end of the bell crank lever there is pivotally connected a rod 29 that passes through a suitable opening in the top of the casing 1, the said rod having its outer end provided with a headBO'.

The operation may be briefly described as follows:

A coin is deposited inthe coin receiving chute L and is, of course, received between the head 8 of the ejector and the finger 19 of the disk operating .rod 20. A pull ris exerted on the head of the rod 29 which turns the bell crank Vlever causing the pin 13 in the slot 12 of the ejectorto move the said ejector longitudinally to bring the head thereof inwardly of the passage 5. Such movement of the ejector causes the coin to be brought forcibly against the linger 19 of of the rod 20, moving the said Irod longitudinally and thus turning Ithe wheel 22 causing the toothed end 25 of vthe-arm 24C on the shaft to turnfthc ratchet wheel 26 onetwent-ieth of a revolution, and likewise influencing the first disk 3. The spring 21 which engages the rod 20 will return the rod to initial position and the'zspring 17 connected to the bell crank lever will return the operating rod 29 and the ejector to initial position.

It is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction, operation and advantages of the improvemcnt to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate and therefore further detailed description will not be attempted. It is, however, thought necessary to state that the showing and description refer only to a satisfactory embodiment of the improvement as it now appears to me and that I am entitled to make all such changes therefrom as fall Within the scope of What is claimed.

Having claim A coin register of the character described comprisinga casing, a coin chute having a lateral extending coin passage at the bottom thereof, a coin outlet chute arranged at the bottom of said casing and communicating With the coin passage, registering disks rotatably mounted in the casing, an ejector comprising a head, a body and a spring described the invention, I

finger connection between the head and body, said ejector being movable through the coin receiving passage, said spring finger being adapted to retain said head in operative engagement With a coin, spring means influencing the coin ejector, means for moving the ejector partly through the passage to deliver the coin therefrom to the coin receiving chute and means contacted by the coin when so moved for revolving the registering disks.

In testimony whereof I ailx my signature.

MARIO RANDON. 

